By analyzing layers in these teeth, scientists have pinpointed a critical window when baby brains are most vulnerable to toxic metals — and linked that to behavior problems later in life.
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In the brain, objects seen and imagined follow the same neural path
New evidence finds that sight and imagination rely on the same neurons and use the same neural code.
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This complex brain network may explain many of Parkinson’s stranger symptoms
Parkinson’s disease appears to disrupt a brain network involved in everything from movement to memory.
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Scientists shed new light on the brain’s role in heart attack
Researchers discovered a feedback loop between nerve cells, the immune system and the heart. They think it shows promise as a target for future therapies.
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Even healthy brains decline with age. Here’s what you can do
Scientists are finding ways to minimize the effects of aging on the brain. Here are some ways to keep it healthy.
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Pain pathway in a dish could aid search for new analgesic drugs
Scientists have recreated a pathway that senses pain, using clusters of human nerve cells grown in a dish.
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Why don’t we remember being babies? Brain scans reveal new clues
Why can’t we remember when we were babies? Scientists who scanned infants’ brains found that they do make memories. The findings suggest these memories may still exist, but are inaccessible to us.
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From fruit fly to this guy: a map of one tiny brain may show how larger ones work
The first full map of an adult fruit fly’s brain shows 50 million connections between neurons. Researchers are using the map to learn how all brains work.
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RFK Jr. is not alone. More than a billion people have parasitic worms
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about a time when, as he put it, “A worm … got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died.” Here’s a global perspective on these worms.
